Portrait of Peter White

Peter White

Acting

Biography

Peter White (October 10, 1937 – November 1, 2023) was an American actor. He starred as Alan in The Boys in the Band, the lawyer who stumbles into the gay men's birthday party. White had the distinction of playing the only straight character in The Boys in the Band. He later joined the cast of All My Children. In the 1980s, he had recurring roles on The Colbys and Dallas.

Born: October 10, 1937

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2007
Saving Grace

as Mr. Williams

2006
Though None Go with Me

as Ben Phillips

2005
See Arnold Run

as Bob White

2004
First Daughter

as College Dean

2000
Thirteen Days

as John McCone

2000
Strong Medicine

as Dr. Soames

1999
Passport to Paris

as Grandpa Edward

1999
The West Wing

as Mr. Gage

1998
Armageddon

as Secretary of Defense

1997
Ally McBeal

as Senator Harold Watkins

1996
Mother

as Charles

1996
Profiler

as Charles Waters

1996
Mr. Wrong

as Mr. Alston

1995
JAG

as Admiral Spencer

1995
The Naked Truth

as Mr. Hillerman

1993
NYPD Blue

as Mr. Irvin

1993
NYPD Blue

as Robert Irvin

1993
The X-Files

as Gene Gogolak

1993
Dave

as Secretary of Commerce

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Ambassador Sharat

1992
Mad About You

as Judge Chuffa

1991
Diary of a Hitman

as Man in Garage

1991
Sisters

as Dr. Thomas Reed

1986
Designing Women

as Newscaster

1986
L.A. Law

as Stanley Silverman

1986
Matlock

as Atty. Harvey Ravanelle

1985
The Execution

as Gil Spahn

1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Russ Cramer

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Mason Logan

1984
Hunter

as Dr. Dave Panghurst

1984
Hunter

as Judge Donald Graber

1984
Sins of the Past

as Peter Halloran

1983
Scarecrow and Mrs. King

as Darrell Robison

1983
Hardcastle and McCormick

as Senator Evan Crocker

1982
1981
Falcon Crest

as Eric Kenderson

1981
Simon & Simon

as Chef Sebastian

1981
The Greatest American Hero

as Yuri Semenenko / Simpson

1981
1979
Knots Landing

as Pearson

1979
Hart to Hart

as Customs Inspector Camden

1973
Blade

as Freund

1972
Banyon

as Ross Vincent

1971
The Pursuit of Happiness

as Terence Lawrence

1970
Dan August

as Jeremy Jackson

1970
1970
The Boys in the Band

as Alan McCarthy